JP5030837B2 - Air cleaner structure for small vehicle engine - Google Patents

Description

  According to the present invention, a V-shaped engine body having a front bank and a rear bank that are V-shaped in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body frame is mounted on the vehicle body frame, and the right and left of a single air cleaner common to the front and rear banks. The present invention relates to an engine for a small vehicle in which a pair of left and right traveling wind introduction ducts opening toward the front are connected to both sides, and in particular, to an improvement of an air cleaner structure.

A motorcycle engine in which a pair of left and right traveling air introduction ducts opened forward is connected to both sides of a cleaner case in an air cleaner common to both banks of a V-type engine body mounted on a motorcycle. This is known from Patent Document 1.
JP 2006-15963 A

  In the air cleaner disclosed in Patent Document 1, a pair of left and right traveling air introduction ducts communicate with an unpurified chamber formed in the lower rear portion of the cleaner case, and the cleaner element that forms the ceiling of the unpurified chamber is unpurified. A purification chamber interposed between the chamber and the unpurified chamber is formed in the cleaner case so as to extend upward and forward of the unpurified chamber, and a joint member for guiding the purified air to the rear bank side of the V-type engine includes the unpurified chamber. A joint member that is connected to the bottom of the cleaner case so as to communicate with the purification chamber on the chamber side and that leads the purified air to the front bank side of the V-type engine communicates with the purification chamber on the side separated from the unpurified chamber. And connected to the bottom of the cleaner case. For this reason, the air purified through the cleaner element from the unpurified chamber is more likely to flow to the rear bank side, and even air intake distribution adjustment from the air cleaner to the front bank and the rear bank in the V-type engine body is performed. was difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air cleaner structure in a small vehicle engine that enables even intake air distribution to the front bank and the rear bank.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a V-shaped engine body having a front bank and a rear bank that are V-shaped in the front-rear direction of the body frame is mounted on the body frame, In a small vehicle engine in which a pair of left and right traveling wind introduction ducts opening forward are connected to the left and right sides of a single air cleaner common to the rear bank, the air cleaner is introduced into both the traveling wind ducts. A cleaner case having openings on the left and right side walls, an upper unpurified chamber communicating with the inlets in the cleaner case, and a lower bank of the unpurified chamber, and common to the front bank and the rear bank A pair of cleaner elements fixedly disposed in the cleaner case so as to partition into a clean chamber, and both cleaner elements Are disposed on both sides of a vertical plane including a vehicle body center line extending in the front-rear direction, and are inclined so as to become a lower position as they are separated from the vertical plane so as to face the two inlets, respectively. It is housed and fixed inside.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the cleaner case is configured such that the unpurified chamber is disposed between a lower case constituting the side wall of the purifying chamber and the lower case. An upper case that is detachably coupled to the lower case so as to form the uncleaned chamber on the upper inner surface of the upper case at a position corresponding to a pair of the cleaner elements, and the both running wind introduction ducts. A partition wall that divides into left and right corresponding to each is provided integrally.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the traveling wind introduced from the pair of left and right traveling wind introduction ducts into the uncleaned chamber of the air cleaner is arranged on both sides of the vertical plane including the vehicle body center line extending in the front-rear direction and is vertical. As it separates from the surface, it rectifies against a pair of cleaner elements that are inclined so as to be in the lower position, and each cleaner element is evenly distributed and flows to the purification chamber side, so that the flow of air in the purification chamber is equalized. As a result, the intake air can be evenly distributed to the front bank and the rear bank. In addition, since both the cleaner elements are inclined, the filtration area can be increased without increasing the width of the cleaner case.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the partition wall provided on the upper inner surface of the upper case at a position corresponding to the pair of cleaner elements, the unpurified chamber is left and right individually corresponding to both traveling wind introduction ducts. Since it is partitioned, the traveling wind introduced from the both traveling wind introduction ducts into the unpurified chamber flows through the cleaner elements more evenly and flows to the purification chamber side.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on one embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 9 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle, FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a main part of FIG. 2 with a body cover omitted, and FIG. Is a perspective view of the head pipe, main frame and pivot plate, FIG. 4 is a left side view of the head pipe, main frame and pivot plate, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. FIG. 7 is a left side view of the air cleaner, FIG. 8 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 8 in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG.

  First, in FIG. 1, a motorcycle body frame F of this motorcycle is equipped with, for example, a 4-cylinder V-type engine E, and a shaft is mounted on the rear portion of a swing arm 15 supported on the body frame F so as to be swingable up and down. The output of the engine E is transmitted to the supported rear wheel WR via a drive shaft 16 extending in the front-rear direction. A part of the engine E and the vehicle body frame F are covered with a vehicle body cover 17, and the vehicle body cover 17 is attached to the vehicle body frame F.

  2 to 4, the vehicle body frame F includes a head pipe 20 that pivotally supports a front fork 18 and a steering handle 19 that pivotally support the front wheel WF, and a rear pipe that extends from the head pipe 20. A pair of left and right main frames 21 that extend downward, a pair of left and right pivot plates 22 that are connected to the rear portion of the main frames 21 and extend downward, and a front end portion is connected to the upper part of the pivot plates 22 and the rear. The rear wheel WR is pivotally supported by the rear part of the swing arm 15 which has a pair of left and right seat rails 23 extending upward and is pivotally supported by the pivot plates 22. In addition, a link mechanism 24 is provided between one lower part of both pivot plates 22 and the front part of the swing arm 15, and a rear cushion is provided between the link member 25 constituting a part of the link mechanism 24 and the vehicle body frame F. A unit 26 is provided.

  The main frame 21 is integrally provided with an engine hanger 27 that hangs downward from an intermediate portion of the main frame 21. The engine body 32 of the engine E includes the engine hanger 27 and the pivot. Suspended and mounted on the plates 22. That is, the first and second engine support portions 28, 29,... Are integrally provided at the lowermost portion of the engine hanger 27, and the rear upper portion of the engine hanger 27, and the first and second engine support portions 28, 29,. The third and fourth engine support portions 30 ..., 31 ... are integrally provided, and the engine body 32 is supported by the engine support portions 28 ..., 29 ..., 30 ..., 31 ....

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the main frame 21 is formed in a hollow shape by joining two press-molded frame members 33 and 34 to each other. The front end of the main frame 21 is welded. Similarly, the engine hangers 27 integrated with the main frames 21 are formed in a hollow shape by connecting the two frame members 33 and 34 to each other. The pivot plates 22 are welded to the rear portions of the pair of main frames 21 and extend vertically. The upper portions of the pivot plates 22 are integrally connected by an upper cross member 35, and the pivot plates 22 are connected to each other. The lower part is integrally connected by a lower cross member 36.

  The front end edges 27a of the engine hangers 27 that are integrally connected to the intermediate portion of the main frames 21 and are suspended downward from the main frames 21 are formed so as to incline forward toward the head pipe 20. Moreover, a through hole 37 for reducing the weight of the main frame 21 is provided in the frame members 33 of the main frame 21 above the engine hanger 27, and the front end of the engine hanger 27 is provided. Reinforcing portions 38 extending substantially parallel to the edges 27a are provided integrally with the main frame 21 so as to cut through the through holes 37. Moreover, a second engine support portion 29 for supporting the engine body 32 is provided below the engine hanger 27 on the extended line of the reinforcing portion 38.

  By the way, a plurality of, for example, three mounting bosses 39A, 39B, 39C for mounting vehicle components such as the vehicle body cover 17 are provided on the main frame 21 including the engine hangers 27. As shown in FIG. 6, on the inner surfaces of the two frame members 33, 34,... Constituting the engine hanger 27, the lowermost first engine support portion 28 of the engine hanger 27, the attachment Ribs 40A, 40A connecting the bosses 39A, 39B and the head pipe 20 are integrally provided, and the mounting boss 39B and the head pipe 20 are formed on the inner surfaces of the frame members 33, 34, on the main frame 21 side. , And the ribs 40C that connect the mounting boss 39C and the head pipe 20. It is provided to the body. By such ribs 40A, 40B, 40C, the rigidity of the main frame 21 and the engine hanger 27 itself is increased, and vibration sound transmitted from the vehicle body cover 17 to the main frame 21 and the engine hanger 27 is generated. It becomes possible to reduce.

  Moreover, the mounting bosses 39A, 39B, 39C are provided between the frame members 33, 34 on the back side and the front side of the main frame 21 and the engine hanger 27, as clearly shown in FIG.

  By the way, at the center portion of the upper cross member 35 that integrally connects the upper portions between the pivot plates 22..., The cushion support member 41 to which the upper end portion of the rear cushion unit 26 is connected is engaged from below. An insertion hole 43 through which an upper portion of the bolt 42 penetrating the member 41 is inserted is provided, and a nut 44 is screwed into a protruding portion of the bolt 42 upward from the insertion hole 43. As a result, the upper end portion of the rear cushion unit 26 is connected to and supported by the upper cross member 35 of the vehicle body frame F.

  Further, the front end portions of the seat rails 23 are fastened to the upper and lower portions of the upper portion of the pivot plates 22. The front end portions of the seat rails 23 are fastened. A first mounting portion 23a that overlaps the rear upper side surface from the side and a second mounting portion that is disposed below the first mounting portion 23a so as to overlap the rear rear surface of the pivot plate 22 from the rear. 23b ... are provided.

  On the other hand, on the upper rear side of the pivot plate 22, mounting bosses 47 for screwing first bolts 45 inserted into the first mounting portions 23a from the laterally outer side of the vehicle body frame F are provided. Screw holes 48 for screwing the second bolts 46 inserted from the rear side of the vehicle body frame F into the second mounting portions 23b are provided on the rear rear surface of the plates 22.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the engine main body 32 has a front bank BF positioned in the front in a mounted state on the motorcycle and a rear bank BR positioned rearward of the front bank BF. The crankshaft 51 along the vehicle width direction of the motorcycle, that is, the left-right direction, is rotatably supported by a crankcase 50 common to both banks BF and BR.

  The crankcase 50 is formed by combining an upper case half 50a and a lower case half 50b, and the front bank BF and the rear bank BR are formed in the upper case so as to form a V shape in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body frame F. The crankshaft 51 is formed integrally with the half body 50a, and the axis of the crankshaft 51 is disposed on the coupling surface of the upper case half body 50a and the lower case half body 50b.

  The front bank BF is coupled to the front cylinder block 52F integrally connected to the upper case half 50a of the crankcase 50, the front cylinder head 53F coupled to the front cylinder block 52F, and the front cylinder head 53F. The rear bank BR includes a rear cylinder block 52R integrally connected to the upper case half 50a of the crankcase 50, a rear cylinder head 53R coupled to the rear cylinder block 52R, and a rear cylinder. The rear head cover 54R is coupled to the head 53R.

  Above the engine main body 32, a single air cleaner 56 common to the front and rear banks BF, BR is disposed. A pair of left and right air cleaners 56 that open toward the front is provided on the left and right sides of the air cleaner 56. Traveling wind introduction ducts 57 are connected, and fuel tanks 55 are provided on the main shafts 21 of the vehicle body frame F so as to cover the air cleaner 56 and the traveling wind introduction ducts 57 from above.

  7 to 9, the air cleaner 56 includes a cleaner case 60 having inlets 58 on the left and right side walls respectively leading to the two traveling wind introduction ducts 57, and the two inlets 58 in the cleaner case 60. Fixed in the cleaner case 60 so as to be divided into a purification chamber 63 common to the front bank BF and the rear bank BR. A pair of cleaner elements 61, 61 are provided.

  The cleaner case 60 is detachably coupled to the lower case 64 so as to form the unpurified chamber 62 between the lower case 64 constituting the side wall of the purification chamber 63 and the lower case 64. The lower case 64 includes a first case member 66 formed between the first case member 66 having a bowl shape opened upward and the first case member 66. The second case member 67 is coupled to the member 66 from above, and the ceiling wall 67a of the second case member 67 includes a vehicle body center line extending forward and backward through the central portion in the width direction of the cleaner case 60. It is formed in a mountain shape so as to become higher toward PL.

  Openings 68 and 68 are provided in the ceiling wall 67a of the second case member 67 on both sides of the vertical plane PL, and the cleaner elements 61... Are filled with the openings 68. It is attached to 67 ceiling walls 67a. Accordingly, the two cleaner elements 61 are inclined and accommodated in the cleaner case 60 so as to be positioned downward as they are separated from the vertical plane PL.

  The two traveling wind introduction ducts 57 are formed by connecting a duct half 67b integrally connected to the second case member 67 of the lower case 64 and a duct half 65a integrally connected to the upper case 65. In addition, the cleaner case 60 extends obliquely downward and forward through the both sides of the cleaner case 60 from the inlets 58 provided on both side walls of the upper case 65 in the cleaner case 60 so as to be continuous with the unpurified chamber 62.

  Thus, the cleaner elements 61... Disposed on the both sides of the vertical plane PL including the vehicle body center line extending in the front-rear direction so as to be positioned at lower positions as the distance from the vertical plane PL increases. Are opposed to the introduction ports 58.

  Further, a partition wall 69 is provided on the upper inner surface of the upper case 65 at a position corresponding to the pair of cleaner elements 61... Are provided integrally.

  Referring again to FIG. 2, throttle bodies 70 </ b> F individually corresponding to the two cylinders provided in the front bank BF rise upward on the side wall facing the rear bank BR side of the front cylinder head 53 </ b> F in the front bank BF. Connected to the side wall facing the front bank BF side of the rear cylinder head 53R in the rear bank BR is connected so that throttle bodies 70R individually corresponding to the two cylinders provided in the rear bank BR rise upward. The throttle bodies 70F, 70R, ... are provided with fuel injection valves 71F, 71R, ....

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a pair of bottom bodies of the lower case 64 in the cleaner case 60 of the air cleaner 56, that is, a bottom wall of the first case member 66, are connected to the throttle bodies 70F of the front bank BF. The intake pipes 72F and 72F and a pair of intake pipes 72R and 72R connected to the throttle bodies 70R of the rear bank BF are attached to the purification chamber 63 so that the upper ends thereof are opened.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. An engine main body 32 having a front bank BF and a rear bank BR which are V-shaped in the front-rear direction of the body frame F is mounted on the body frame F, and the front bank BF and A single air cleaner 56 common to the rear bank BR has an inlet 58 in each of the left and right side walls that lead to a pair of left and right traveling wind introduction ducts 57 that open toward the front. Are disposed below the unpurified chamber 62 leading to the inlets 58, and below the unpurified chamber 62, and are partitioned into a purifier chamber 63 common to the front bank BF and the rear bank BR. And a pair of cleaner elements 61 and 61 fixedly disposed in the cleaner case 60. Are arranged on both sides of the vertical plane PL including the vehicle body center line extending in the front-rear direction, and are inclined so as to be positioned downward as they are separated from the vertical plane PL so as to face the two introduction ports 58. The cleaner case 60 is housed and fixed.

  Therefore, the traveling wind introduced from the pair of left and right traveling wind introduction ducts 57 to the unpurified chamber 62 is rectified by striking both the cleaner elements 61, and flows evenly through the cleaner elements 61 to the purification chamber 63 side. Since the air flows in the purification chamber 63, the intake air can be evenly distributed to the front bank BF and the rear bank BR. In addition, since the two cleaner elements 61 are inclined and arranged, the filtration area can be increased without increasing the width of the cleaner case 60.

  Further, the cleaner case 60 is detachably coupled to the lower case 64 so as to form the unpurified chamber 62 between the lower case 64 constituting the side wall of the purification chamber 63 and the lower case 64. 65 in the upper inner surface of the upper case 65 at a position corresponding to both the cleaner elements 61... And the inside of the unpurified chamber 62 on the left and right respectively corresponding to the traveling wind introduction ducts 57. Since the partition walls 69 that are partitioned are integrally provided, the traveling air introduced from the traveling air introduction ducts 57 to the unpurified chamber 62 flows more evenly through the cleaner elements 61 and flows to the purification chamber 63 side. become.

  Further, in the vehicle body frame F, an engine hanger 27 that extends rearwardly downward from the head pipe 20 and has a pair of left and right main frames 21... Has front end edges 27 a formed so as to incline forward toward the head pipe 20. ... is integrally provided so as to hang downward from an intermediate portion of the main frame 21 ..., and the through holes 37 ... are provided in the main frames 21 ... above the engine hanger 27 ... It is possible to reduce the weight of the main frame 21.

  Moreover, the reinforcing portions 38 extending substantially in parallel with the front end edges 27a of the engine hangers 27 are provided in the main frame 21 through the through holes 37, so that the main frame 21 with the head pipe 20 as a fulcrum is provided. The through-holes 37 can be effectively reinforced by the reinforcing portion 38 so as to withstand the bending load acting on the.

  Further, first engine support portions 28 for supporting the engine main body 32 are provided at the lowermost portion of the engine hanger 27 formed hollow with the main frames 21, and the main frame 21 for attaching the vehicle body cover 17 is provided. And ribs 40A, 40B connecting the head pipe 20 to the mounting bosses 39A, 39B and the first engine support 28 provided on at least one of the engine hangers 27, both in this embodiment, Since it projects from the inner surface of the engine hanger 27, the rigidity of the main frame 21 and the engine hanger 27 can be secured, and the ribs 40A and 40B appear on the outer surface of the main frame 21 and the engine hanger 27. There is nothing that can improve the appearance.

  Further, the mounting bosses 39A, 39B, 39C are provided between at least one back side and front side frame members 33, 34 of the main frame 21 ... and the engine hanger 27 ..., so that the hollow main frame 21 ... and engine hanger 27 ... The rigidity of the main frames 21 and the engine hangers 27 can be increased by causing the mounting bosses 39A, 39B, and 39C to perform the functions as the support columns.

  Further, since the second engine support portion 29 for supporting the engine body 32 is provided below the engine hanger 27 on the extension line of the reinforcing portion 38, the support rigidity of the engine body 32 can be increased.

  The upper and lower portions of the front end portion of the seat rail 23 are fastened to the upper portion of the pivot plate 22. The first mounting portion overlaps the front end portion of the seat rail 23 on the rear upper side surface of the pivot plate 22 from the side. 23a and a second mounting portion 23b disposed below the first mounting portion 23a so as to overlap the rear rear surface of the pivot plate 22 from the rear, and the first mounting portion 23a is provided in the left-right direction of the seat rail 23. The first bolt 45 is fastened to the pivot plate 22 from the outside, and the second mounting portion 23b is fastened to the pivot plate 22 by the second bolt 46 from the rear side of the pivot plate 22.

  Therefore, as the load acts on the seat rail 23 from above, the load applied to the second bolt 46 becomes very small, and a simple part for screwing the second bolt 46 in the portion corresponding to the second mounting portion 23b. Since the screw holes 48 need only be provided in the pivot plate 22, an increase in weight due to an increase in thickness of the pivot plate 22 at a portion corresponding to the second mounting portion 23 b of the seat rail 23 can be avoided, and the front end portion of the seat rail 23 can be avoided. Can be firmly fastened to the pivot plate 22.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is.

  For example, although the case where the present invention is applied to a motorcycle engine has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention can also be applied to a small vehicle engine such as a motor tricycle other than a motorcycle.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of a main part of FIG. 2 in a state where a vehicle body cover is omitted. It is a perspective view of a head pipe, a main frame, and a pivot plate. It is a left view of a head pipe, a main frame, and a pivot plate. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. It is a left view of an air cleaner. FIG. 8 is a view taken along arrow 8 in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 7.

Explanation of symbols

32 ... Engine body 56 ... Air cleaner 57 ... Running wind introduction duct 58 ... Inlet 60 ... Cleaner case 61 ... Cleaner element 62 ... Unpurified chamber 63 ... Purified chamber 64 ... Lower case 65 ... Upper case 69 ... Partition wall BF ... Front bank BR ... Rear bank F ... Body frame PL ... Vertical plane

Claims (2)

  A V-shaped engine body (32) having a front bank (BF) and a rear bank (BR) that form a V shape in the front-rear direction of the body frame (F) is mounted on the body frame (F), and the front bank (F) BF) and a pair of left and right traveling wind introduction ducts (57) opening forward are connected to the left and right sides of a single air cleaner (56) common to the rear bank (BR), The air cleaner (56) includes a cleaner case (60) having inlets (58) on both the left and right side walls respectively leading to the both running wind ducts (57), and the cleaner case (60) inside the inlet ports (58). ) To the upper unpurified chamber (62) leading to the lower chamber) and the lower purifier chamber (62) and the purifier chamber (BF) common to the front bank (BF) and the rear bank (BR) ( 3) a pair of cleaner elements (61) fixedly disposed in the cleaner case (60) so as to be partitioned into three), and both cleaner elements (61) include a vertical plane including a vehicle body center line extending in the front-rear direction ( PL is disposed on both sides of the PL, and is inclined so as to become a lower position as it is separated from the vertical plane (PL) so as to face both the inlets (58), and in the cleaner case (60). An air cleaner structure in an engine for a small vehicle, which is housed and fixed in a vehicle.   The cleaner case (60) forms the unpurified chamber (62) between the lower case (64) constituting the side wall of the purifying chamber (63) and the lower case (64). An upper case (65) removably coupled to the case (64), and the unpurified chamber (62) on the upper inner surface of the upper case (65) at a position corresponding to the pair of cleaner elements (61). An air cleaner structure for a small vehicle engine according to claim 1, wherein a partition wall (69) that divides the inside and the outside into a left and a right corresponding to each of the both traveling wind introduction ducts (57) is provided integrally. .

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